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- March 2016 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
UFO Moviez—Gentle Disruption
By: Hong Luo, Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Saloni Chaturvedi
UFO Moviez is an Indian technology services provider that enables low-cost, digital delivery of films to cinemas. UFO’s satellite-based technology enables a significantly wider release of films compared to traditional analog prints and standard, higher-resolution... View Details
- October 2015 (Revised February 2016)
- Teaching Note
Comcast Corporation
In March 2015, Richard Plepler, the CEO of Home Box Office (HBO) announced the company's new 'over the top,' or OTT service, HBO Now, that consumers could stream online for a monthly fee of $14.99 without paying for a cable subscription. Soon, CBS followed and... View Details
- September 2015
- Teaching Note
Buzzfeed — The Promise of Native Advertising
- April 2015 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
Comcast Corporation (A)
In March 2015, the U.S. television industry received a major wake-up call. HBO, a premium cable channel with over 30 million subscribers, had announced it would begin offering a standalone streaming service. This new service would allow customers to bypass the cable... View Details
- October 2014
- Article
Darüber reden hilft – auch in der Risikoanalyse
- September 2, 2014
- Article
Development of In-Group Favoritism in Children's Third-Party Punishment of Selfishness
By: Jillian J. Jordan, Katherine McAuliffe and Felix Warneken
When enforcing norms for cooperative behavior, human adults sometimes exhibit in-group bias. For example, third-party observers punish selfish behaviors committed by out-group members more harshly than similar behaviors committed by in-group members. Although evidence... View Details
- June 2014 (Revised August 2014)
- Case
BuzzFeed — The Promise of Native Advertising
- May 2014 (Revised June 2014)
- Case
Intellectual Property Strategy at North Technology Group—Sailing Downwind
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and William W. Fisher III
North Sails is the world's leading sailmaker. The company commands a global market share of more than 50% and is largely responsible for the rapid technological progress in the sailmaking industry over the past 30 years. CEO Tom Whidden needs to consider how to best... View Details
- April 2014
- Article
The Limits of Scale: Companies That Get Big Fast Are Often Left Behind. Here's Why.
By: Hanna Halaburda and Felix Oberholzer-Gee
The value of many products and services rises or falls with the number of customers using them; the fewer fax machines in use, the less important it is to have one. These network effects influence consumer decisions and affect companies' ability to compete. Strategists... View Details
- December 2013
- Column
Frauen sind die besseren Inspektoren
Spezialfirmen überwachen im Auftrag von Konzernen, ob Zulieferer lokale Vorschriften einhalten. Eine Studie zeigt, was die Wirksamkeit der Kontrollen erhöht. View Details
- November 2013 (Revised September 2015)
- Case
Doing Business in Cambodia
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Dawn H. Lau
This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Cambodia. It highlights Cambodia's economic transformation in the decades leading up to 2013 in the context of its history, culture, and politics. View Details
- November 2013
- Column
Bessere Geschäfte dank Immigranten
Europäische Politiker träumen von mehr Innovation. Amerikanische Firmen haben ihre Wettbewerbsfähigkeit zu einem hohen Anteil Einwanderern zu verdanken. View Details
- October 2013
- Column
Notlösungen fressen viel Arbeitszeit
Firmen versuchen besser zu werden, indem sie ihre Abläufe anhand von Indikatoren messen. Verborgen bleibt dabei jedoch, was die Effizienz wirklich behindert. View Details
- September 2013
- Column
Innovationen wie einen Schatz hüten?
Unternehmen stehen vor der Frage, ob sie bei Forschungsvorhaben kollaborieren sollen. Die Antwort hängt davon ab, welche Art von Lösungen sie anstreben. View Details
- 2013
- Chapter
Market Imperfections and Sustainable Competitive Advantage
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Dennis Yao
This chapter reviews the main theories in strategic management that seek to explain persistent differences in profitability across companies. We argue that these differences are ultimately explained by market imperfections. Studying differences in financial performance... View Details